These include: 55%. Plasma. 45%. Components (sometimes called formed elements), i.e. 'Blood Cells'. Of these, 99% are erythrocytes (red blood cells). and 1% are leucocytes (white blood cells) and thrombocytes (blood platelets). This is summarised in the following diagram, and described in further detail below.
The prefix a- comes from the Greek meaning not.. ab-: Prefix from the Latin meaning from, away from, off as in abduction (movement of a limb away from the midline of the body), ablate (carry or cut away), abnormal (away from normal), absorb (to suck away). Abs in the plural is slang for the abdominal muscles.
ex- word element [L.], away from; without; outside; sometimes used to denote completely. ex(o)- word element [Gr.], outside of; outward. ex-(eks), Out of, from, away from. [L. and G. out of] ex-word element [L.], away from; out of. ex-prefix meaning away from, outside, without: excoriation, exfoliatio, exocrinous. ex- Prefix meaning out of, from, away from. [L. and G. out of] ex-prefix denoting outside. ex-prefix denoting out of, from or away ex-word element.